Rent Boy (2023 film)

Rent Boy (2023 film)
ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន
Directed byLeak Lyda
Written byDiep Sovanndara
Produced byLeak Lyna
StarringPaing Takhon
Pich Votey Saravody
Khat Vaihang
Tep Rindaro
Kohtee Aramboy
Sudarat Butrprom
CinematographyJean Chhor
Production
companies
Distributed bySkyline Media
Release date
  • 4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) (Cambodia)
Running time
113 min.
CountriesCambodia
Myanmar
LanguageKhmer

Rent Boy (Khmer: ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន, Bros Lak Khloun; transl. Rent Boy) is a 2023 Cambodian romance comedy film directed by Leak Lyda and written by Diep Sovanndara.[1][2]

Starring Cambodian Pich Votey Saravody, Khat Vaihang,Tep Rindaro. Myanmar actor Paing Takhon. Thailand Sudarat Butrprom, Kohtee Aramboy and Vietnam Kieu Trinh.[3][4][5][6]

Plot

In Rent Boy, Paing plays Pai, a country boy raised by a stingy uncle, who comes to Phnom Penh to pursue higher education for a better future. To support his studies, Pai finds work at a bar, which soon leads him to a career as a gigolo.

Cast

Release

  • The film's first release date is November 9, 2023 It made a record of being Cambodia's highest-grossing Rom-Com film of all times.[7][8]

Screenings

The film was screened in Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.[9][10]

The film was screened at first Macao International Comedy Festival (MICF) in Macao.[11]

The film has an official selection at the 6th Lancang-Mekong International Film Week kicked off here in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia.[12]

References

  1. ^ "ကမ္ဘောဒီးယားရုပ်ရှင်ဇာတ်ကား "Rent Boy" မှာ ပါဝင်သရုပ်ဆောင်ဖို့ ရိုက်ကူးမှုများ စတင်တော့မယ့် ပိုင်တံခွန်". NPNEWS. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Cambodia's Co-Production". KONGCHAK PICTURE. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Myanmar star returns to Cambodia to shoot 'Rent Boy' film". KHMERTIMES. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Rent Boy: A funny Cambodian blockbuster… and nothing else". KHMERTIMES. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Diễn viên Kiều Trinh xuất ngoại đóng phim điện ảnh quốc tế hợp tác giữa 4 nước". Godstar Network. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Kiều Trinh: 'Tôi bất ngờ khi đóng phim cùng mỹ nam đẹp nhất thế giới'". Giadinh Xahoi. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  7. ^ "ផ្ទុះសំណើចពេញរោងកុន Major Cineplex ក្នុងថ្ងៃសម្ពោធខ្សែភាពយន្ដខ្នាតធំ រឿង "ប្រុសលក់ខ្លួន"". SabayNews. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ^ "In just 4 days, the man who sold himself earned more than 200,000 US dollars from ticket sales". Cambodia Morning Post. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Rent Boy (2023) Release Thailand". LetterBoxd. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Diễn viên Kiều Trinh xuất ngoại đóng phim điện ảnh quốc tế hợp tác giữa 4 nước". HotNow.VN. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Macao first international comedy festival". china.org.cn. 14 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Roundup: Lancang-Mekong int'l film week opens in Cambodia, attracting throngs of film lovers". Xinhua. Retrieved 19 December 2024.


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